Hellinsia angulofuscus

Hellinsia angulofuscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. angulofuscus
Binomial name
	Hellinsia angulofuscus; (Gielis, 1991)
Synonyms
	Oidaematophorus angulofuscus Gielis, 1991;

Hellinsia angulofuscus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Argentina (Salta),^[1] Brazil (São Paulo) and Paraguay (Asuncion).

The wingspan is 16‑17 mm. The forewings are creamy‑white. There is a faint, oblique spot before the base of the cleft and a costal dash above the base of the cleft and a distinct spot at the anal angle of the first lobe. The hindwings are grey‑white.^[2] Adults are on wing in April and June.

The larvae feed on Wulffia baccata.

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oidaematophorus angulofuscus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
↑ Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oidaematophorus angulofuscus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[2] Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)